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Fairfax, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,142,163 (it was $418,000 in 2000)
Fairfax:

$1,142,163
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $911,008 - $1,263,254

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,303,933
Here:

$1,303,933
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $968,809
Here:

$968,809
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $1,515,784
Here:

$1,515,784
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,282,191
Here:

$1,282,191
State:

$824,253

Total population: 7,638 (Urban population: 7,157, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 3,591 (3,267 occupied: 2,065 owner occupied, 1,180 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,688 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $3,364,178.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,498, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,536


Median gross rent in Fairfax, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Fairfax with a mortgage: 1,259 (296 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 235 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $181,297

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $119,251

Median monthly housing costs: $2,409

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Fairfax, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1945

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,437
  • Male householders: 1,512 (294 living alone), Female householders: 1,690 (550 living alone)
  • 1,380 spouses (1,380 opposite-sex spouses), 352 unmarried partners, (352 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,768 children (1,596 natural, 102 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 0 foster children, 25 other relatives, 516 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 44

Size of family households: 936 2-persons, 494 3-persons, 432 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 30 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 917 1-person, 304 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

764 married couples with children.
418 single-parent households (117 men, 301 women).

88.9% of residents of Fairfax speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 812 (10.9%)
(73.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.4
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.5
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfax, California
  • 34no bedroom
  • 1651 bedroom
  • 5852 bedrooms
  • 1,0103 bedrooms
  • 1974 bedrooms
  • 755+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, California
  • 29no bedroom
  • 4461 bedroom
  • 5172 bedrooms
  • 1803 bedrooms
  • 84 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 6no vehicle
  • 6251 vehicle
  • 9472 vehicles
  • 4553 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 175+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfax in renter-occupied apartments
  • 75no vehicle
  • 5021 vehicle
  • 5212 vehicles
  • 763 vehicles
  • 74 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfax, California
  • 171 room
  • 252 rooms
  • 1073 rooms
  • 4534 rooms
  • 5025 rooms
  • 2216 rooms
  • 2677 rooms
  • 2508 rooms
  • 2249+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfax, California
  • 101 room
  • 1922 rooms
  • 2893 rooms
  • 4544 rooms
  • 1615 rooms
  • 336 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 18 rooms
  • 409+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Fairfax, CA
Fairfax town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Fairfax, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Fairfax, CA in 2022
  • 182Less than $10,000
  • 108$10,000 to $19,999
  • 263$20,000 to $29,999
  • 105$30,000 to $39,999
  • 194$40,000 to $49,999
  • 117$50,000 to $59,999
  • 221$60,000 to $74,999
  • 285$75,000 to $99,999
  • 218$100,000 to $124,999
  • 272$125,000 to $149,999
  • 414$150,000 to $199,999
  • 873$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Fairfax, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Fairfax, CA in 2022
  • 9$300,000 to $399,999
  • 23$400,000 to $499,999
  • 166$500,000 to $749,999
  • 935$750,000 to $999,999
  • 718$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 283$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 208$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Fairfax, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Fairfax, CA in 2022
  • 25$150 to $199
  • 29$200 to $249
  • 11$250 to $299
  • 7$400 to $449
  • 8$450 to $499
  • 23$550 to $599
  • 1$750 to $799
  • 30$800 to $899
  • 127$1,000 to $1,249
  • 33$1,250 to $1,499
  • 329$1,500 to $1,999
  • 173$2,000 to $2,499
  • 149$2,500 to $2,999
  • 94$3,000 to $3,499
  • 147$3,500 or more
  • 11No cash rent
Work and jobs in Fairfax: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.4%
Number of people working at home: 1,606 (42.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 127
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 261
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 225
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 296
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 246
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 79
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 265
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 114
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 157
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 134
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 335
  • 90 or more minutes: 46
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Fairfax

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,192 (38.9%)
  • Carpooled: 112 (3.7%)
  • Bus: 57 (1.9%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 19 (0.6%)
  • Bicycle: 178 (5.8%)
  • Walked: 146 (4.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,606 (52.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 11.6%Males
  • 11.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 19.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 16.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfax, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Fairfax, California
  • 1792010 or later
  • 972000 to 2009
  • 2171990 to 1999
  • 2101980 to 1989
  • 731970 to 1979
  • 194Before 1970
Ancestries in Fairfax, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 244 (10.8%)
  • Irish: 175 (7.7%)
  • Italian: 170 (7.5%)
  • European: 168 (7.4%)
  • German: 102 (4.5%)
  • Norwegian: 73 (3.2%)
  • Eastern European: 66 (2.9%)
  • Scandinavian: 46 (2.0%)
  • Scottish: 46 (2.0%)
  • South African: 45 (2.0%)
  • American: 39 (1.7%)
  • Bermudan: 35 (1.5%)
  • French: 32 (1.4%)
  • Greek: 32 (1.4%)
  • Hungarian: 31 (1.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 31 (1.4%)
  • Finnish: 17 (0.8%)
  • Slavic: 17 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 14 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 11 (0.5%)
  • Swiss: 11 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 10 (0.4%)
  • Northern European: 10 (0.4%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 7 (0.3%)
  • Iranian: 7 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 7 (0.3%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

South Africa
Fairfax:

12.2% (100)
California:

0.2% (20,614)

Guatemala
Fairfax:

11.4% (93)
California:

2.8% (290,436)

Israel
Fairfax:

8.1% (66)
California:

0.3% (33,029)

France
Fairfax:

6.0% (49)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

Hong Kong
Fairfax:

5.3% (43)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Mexico
Fairfax:

5.1% (42)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Nicaragua
Fairfax:

5.1% (42)
California:

0.6% (58,161)

Fiji
Fairfax:

5.0% (41)
California:

0.3% (33,937)

Germany
Fairfax:

4.0% (33)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Canada
Fairfax:

4.0% (33)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Other Northern America
Fairfax:

3.4% (28)
California:

0.0% (476)

England
Fairfax:

3.3% (27)
California:

0.6% (57,953)

Sri Lanka
Fairfax:

3.1% (25)
California:

0.1% (11,287)

Thailand
Fairfax:

2.9% (24)
California:

0.6% (65,335)

Italy
Fairfax:

2.7% (22)
California:

0.3% (31,439)

El Salvador
Fairfax:

2.6% (21)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Fairfax:

2.3% (19)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Argentina
Fairfax:

2.2% (18)
California:

0.3% (33,960)

Other Eastern Africa
Fairfax:

1.8% (15)
California:

0.0% (4,776)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,182
  • Other state: 2,324
  • Northeast: 868
  • Midwest: 636
  • South: 263
  • West: 559

90.2% of Fairfax residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48.5% lived in California.


Fairfax:

90.2%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 55
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 9
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 63
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 316
  • Less than 1 year of college: 210
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 203
  • Associate degree: 178
  • Bachelor's degree: 821
  • Master's degree: 412
  • Professional school degree: 318
  • Doctorate degree: 97
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 10
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 15
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 169
  • Less than 1 year of college: 100
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 300
  • Associate degree: 106
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,461
  • Master's degree: 630
  • Professional school degree: 100
  • Doctorate degree: 146
Educational Attainment for Females
Fairfax marital status for males
Fairfax marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,413
  • One, attached: 275
  • Two: 314
  • 3 or 4: 94
  • 5 to 9: 143
  • 10 to 19: 128
  • 20 to 49: 143
  • 50 or more: 72
  • Mobile homes: 6
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Fairfax
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fairfax, CA
  • 83.2%Utility gas
  • 13.2%Electricity
  • 2.4%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fairfax, CA
  • 76.5%Utility gas
  • 23.5%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 218
Here:

47.4%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
Here:

7.9%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:

3.2%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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